Four Girls And a Guy

The Searchers - still with stalwart members John McNally and Frank Allen in their line-up - recently announced they would retire at the end of March 2019, bringing to an end an astonishing unbroken run of around sixty years for one of the most influential and enduring groups in British pop history. One of the more introspective acts to emerge from the Merseybeat group wars of the early Sixties, The Searchers' high vocal harmonies, jingle-jangle guitars and tales of male vulnerability saw them notch a trio of UK No. 1 singles and several popular EPs and albums, with debut LP "Meet The Searchers" spending an incredible ten months in the listings. But although their chart statistics were impressive, The Searchers' place in the rock history books owes at least as much to their seismic level of influence, with the likes of 'Needles And Pins' and the peerless 'When You Walk In The Room' providing The Byrds - and, by extension, the likes of Tom Petty, REM and a whole host of skinny-tied power poppers - with their musical template. Although the group made some fine records throughout their prodigious career, their peak period in terms of sales, influence and musical excellence occurred during a dazzling four-year mid-Sixties spell with the Pye label. The first-ever complete anthology of one of British pop's most pivotal catalogues, the 6-CD set When You Walk In The Room assembles all of the group's Pye recordings, with mono and stereo versions of their albums joined by studio outtakes, foreign language recordings and, on the sixth disc, a treasure trove of non-LP singles and EP tracks. Housed in a clambox design that includes a 36 page booklet with a new 6000 word essay on the band, When You Walk In The Room is a sumptuous tribute to an act who, for a glorious year or two, were arguably the country's only serious rivals to The Beatles. The Searchers are currently on an extensive farewell tour throughout the UK and then they will be retiring! Catch 'em live for the final time if you can and then purchase this amazing career retrospective.

THE PRE HISTORY is finally back!!! Fortunately, the legendary CD series based on the Radio 2 program of the same name by its driving force, Guy De Pré, will have a sequel to the beautiful 1980s! After the huge success of volume 1 which was #1 for weeks.
Again a luxurious gift box with no less than 10 CDs and an extensive booklet with texts and facts from each year. Guy De Pré wrote the lyrics and selected all tracks, some of which have never been compiled on previous Pré History CDs! Just like last year, they appear again in a limited vinyl box: 5 LPs with a selection of the best songs from the CD box.
De Pré Historie – the 1980s Volume 2, for example, is a special time document of a fantastic decade. More than 10 hours of music from the bands and artists that made the 80s so unique! Even bigger hits from eg. Queen, The Rolling Stones, Simple Minds, The Cure, John Lennon, Paul Simon, Elton John and much much more!
All this in a fresh new layout and a luxurious version that has been taken care of down to the last detail. De Pré Historie – the 1980s Volume 2 is an absolute favorite for every music lover.

SoulMusic Records is very proud to present a 97-track, 6-CD box set of the eight full albums (plus bonus tracks and mixes) recorded for Atco, Cotillion and Atlantic by the internationally-renowned family group, Sister Sledge. Unquestionably one of the most successful female teams of the ‘70s and ‘80s, the Philly-born quartet are best known for enduring classics such as ‘He’s The Greatest Dancer’, the anthemic ‘We Are Family’, ‘Got To Love Somebody’, ‘All American Girls’ and the No. 1 UK hit ‘Frankie’: this deluxe box set is a scintillating showcase for the diverse range of R&B, dance and pop material the sisters (Kathy, Debbie, Joni and Kim) cut over a twelve-year period that brought them global fame.

Driven By The 60s delivers 5CDs of 100 drivetime classics from one of the most popular eras of music. From America’s Motown artists like Marvin Gaye and the Supremes to our very own Lulu, Tom Jones, and Dusty Springfield; this collection is jam-packed with 1960 hits that will have you tapping the dash board and singing out loud.
Take a trip down memory lane with Donovan, The Mamas & The Papas, The Beach Boys, The Troggs, Petula Clark, plus many more and be Driven By The 60s.

Andy White's first 12 studio albums presented in a box with magnetic flip top lid. Each CD is housed in a card sleeve that replicates the original album artwork. Also includes a hardback book with notes written in 2016 by Andy White about each album, along with archive photos. From the email announcing its release : "Andy White's twelve-CD box set Studio Albums 1986-2016 is set for release on the 30th anniversary of his first album, Rave On, on October 14th. All the albums have been remastered, and they'll come in a specially designed box with an 80-page book. The twelfth album, Imaginary Lovers, is the follow-up to How Things Are and previously-unreleased.